USN-5311-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5311-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5311-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5311-1
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Published
2022-03-03T14:55:28.060230Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:48Z
Summary
containerd vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that containerd allows attackers to gain access to read- only copies of arbitrary files and directories on the host via a specially- crafted image configuration. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.5.5-0ubuntu3~18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.5-0ubuntu3~18.04.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.5-0ubuntu2

1.*

1.2.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.2.6-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.3
1.3.3-0ubuntu1~18.04.4
1.4.4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.1
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~18.04.3
1.5.5-0ubuntu3~18.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.5-0ubuntu3~18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "containerd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.5-0ubuntu3~18.04.2",
            "binary_name": "golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2022-23648"
            }
        ]
    }
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / containerd

Package

Name
containerd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/containerd@1.5.5-0ubuntu3~20.04.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.5-0ubuntu3~20.04.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.10-0ubuntu1
1.3.2-0ubuntu1
1.3.3-0ubuntu1
1.3.3-0ubuntu2
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.1
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.2
1.3.3-0ubuntu2.3
1.4.4-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
1.5.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.3
1.5.5-0ubuntu3~20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.5-0ubuntu3~20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "containerd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.5-0ubuntu3~20.04.2",
            "binary_name": "golang-github-containerd-containerd-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "cves": []
    }
}